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Paten-ted Jan, 29,1884,

J. MGEWBN e `spePelvGER. A APPARATUS POR BOTTING AND SIRUPING- AERATEDBEVERAGBS. No. 292,565. j Patented Jan. 29, 1884.

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vvITireesEe;` 1 -lNvNTom BY ATTORNEYS.

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u l UNITEE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES MCEWEN AND SIMEON SPENCER, OF -MANCHESTER, COUNTY OE LANCASTER,ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FORBOTTLING AND SIRUPING AERATED BEVERAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters :Patent No. 292,565, dated January29, 18840l Application filed December 15, 1882. (Model.) PatentedinEngland December 23, 1880, No. 5,402.

To all whom t may concern.'

` aerated beverages.

Be itaknown that we, JAMES MCEWEN 'and SIMEON SPENCER, both ofManchester, in the county of Lancaster, England, have made certain newand useful Improvements' in Apparatus for Bottling and Siruping AeratedBeverages, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings andletters of reference niarkedthereon, in which- Figure l is a verticalsection of our improved apparatus for bottling and siruping Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the eccentric. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of theaerated-water valve and its cylinder, and the cam or eccentric on theend` of the revolving shaft passing through the eccentric for operatingsaid valve. Fig. 4 is aside elevation of the eccentric, the hollow shaftbeing in section. Fig.'5 is a similar view with the holding-plateremoved, and Fig. 6 is adetail plan view of the eccentric andwater-inlet tube.

c is part of the iron stand, and b is the revolving shaft of thefilling-machine.

c is the oscillating cylinder of the pump,

working on the fixed pivot d on one side, and on the hollow pivot e onthe other side.

j' is the piston-rod, secured at its upper end to. the eccentric strapf, the latterV embracing the eccentric g. The eccentric vg is,provided-V with a slot, h, enlarged at h', and is mounted on a sleeve,i, placed loosely on the shaft b. The sleevet' is provided with auoblong block or head, l, on one end, that fits into the enlarged part Hof the slot h. The eccentric g can be placed more or less out of thecenter by raising the eccentric g and its slot h on thel block I, andthen fixed by a nut, k, so as to give more or less throw to the piston,in order to regulate the throw of the piston and the amount of sirup tobe supplied. The block I is provided with a lug or projection, l, andthe shaft b is iitted with a projecting catch, m, the same being soarranged that when the shaft b is turned forward in filling a bottle thecatch m, coming against the lug Z, moves the eccentric g with it, andconsequently oscillates the pump-cylinder c and its piston-rod f but inrocking the shaft b in the reverse direction it` u is a nut for keepingthe loose sleeve fi up against the catch m.

0 is the cam or. eccentric on the end of the shaft b, for opening theaerated-water valve C by pressing it backward, aerated Awater passingfrom its tank or cylinder (not shown in the drawings) through the hollowshaft b, up through the passage S and the 4hollownpper bottle-carrier,B, into the bottle held between the bottle-carriers A B. The shank ofthe lower bottle-carrier, A, works in acylinder D,- and is surrounded bya spiral spring, E, the tension of which is always exerted to throw thelower bottle-holder upward to grasp the bottle between the upper kandlower holders, AB. v

H is a handle or lever pivoted to the shank of the lower holder, A,whereby the holder can readily be lowered for the insertion of an emptybottle between the holders A B.

G is anair-passage for the escape of air from the bottle into thecylinder I', when the bottle is being lled, and thence into the openair. The upper end of the air-passage Gis provided with a valve, I3,surrounded by a spiral spring, I. The valve I3 is provided with a head,C', inside of which the loop of the lever J passes. The lever J ispivoted to the part K, which carries the bottlecarriers, and the passagefor aerated water and sirup and the air-passage from the bottle with itsvalve. The lever J -is pivoted to the part K, so as to turn4 with it,and the lever J is operated bythe regulating-arm H', secured to theupper part of the bearing of the shaft b, to operate the yalve I3.

p is the outlet sirup-valve, and q the'inlet sirup-valve.

.r is an oscillating joint, made witha leatherI or other suitable washerand a split gland.

In the operation of the machine, it is firmly secured to the iioor,andthe aerated water-pipe is attached to the union F and the Sirup-pipe` tothe union G. Having placed the bottle in its carriers, and adjusted theeccentric so as not to operate the piston, insert the empty bottlebetween the bottle-carriers and revolve the bottle-carriers by means ofthe lever H, when the aerated water will flow into the bottle, the lever'J striking the arm H', opening the valve I3, to allow the air to escapefrom the bottle.

To put the sirup-pump in action, adjust the eccentric to operate thepiston,revolve the bottlc-carriers by means of the lever H, raising thepiston, the Sirup will be forced by suction into the cylinder c, and inthe downstroke of the piston the valve NV will be closed by the pressureof the Sirup on it, and the sirup will pass up the tube X, open thevalve p, pass through the hollow shaft b, and thence through the passageS into the bottle.

Having thus described our invention,.what we claim as new, a-nd desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination,with a cylinder mounted on pivots near its lower endand provided with a piston, of an adjustable eccentric for oscillatingsaid cylinder and operating said piston, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the shaft I), of the eccentric y, provided witha slot, 71, enlarged at h', the sleeve 1', having head I, and the nut k,substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

3.' The combination, with the shaft b, provided with the catch m, oftheeccentric g, provided with a slot, h, enlarged at 7L', sleeve i',provided with head I, having lug Z, and the nut 7c, substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the bottle-carriers A B and shaft b, providedwith the catch m,

of an adjustable eccentric, g, sleevei, having EWEN and SIMEoN SPENCER,have hereunto set our hands and seals this 8th day of November, A. D.1882.

JAMES MCEWEN. [1.. S.] SIMEoN SPENCER. [n s] Vitnesses:

EDMD. L. BOND,

Solicitor, ilanchester. EDMUND CHADWICK,

Patent Agent, Bolton.

